Industry 4.0 project stuck in pilot? Tackle these 5 roadblocks
· Hybrid Manufacturing

Industry 4.0 project stuck in pilot? Tackle these 5 roadblocks

Maybe you’re tired of hearing about Industry 4.0, but we’re just now getting to the good part. Attitudes about Industry 4.0 use cases—and digital transformation as a whole—are largely optimistic among industrial companies. State of the Industry research conducted by IndustryWeek in the last two years tells us that: 86% of manufacturers indicate their company […]

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Mid-Year Review: Emerging Tech & Trends in Industrial Data
· Digital Disruption

Mid-Year Review: Emerging Tech & Trends in Industrial Data

We’re halfway there. June marks the mid-point of an already eventful year for manufacturing and industrial technology. Governmental influence on tariffs and sustainability benchmarking has reset the way many manufacturing companies are forecasting the ensuing quarters. And, of course, rapid advances in AI technology have predictably brought it to the forefront of many industrial decision-makers’ […]

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Edge AI + Intelligence Hub: A Match in the Making
· Hybrid Manufacturing

Edge AI + Intelligence Hub: A Match in the Making

In my 15 years in Industry, I haven’t seen a technology move as quickly as AI. The timeline from writing funny Haikus to showing up on the factory floor was a lot shorter than I expected.AI is exciting, but what’s hype versus what’s real? Where is it being used today? How could it be used […]

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Industrial AI Needs a Backbone—And That Backbone Is DataOps
· Discrete Manufacturing

Industrial AI Needs a Backbone—And That Backbone Is DataOps

At Hannover Messe 2025, John Harrington of HighByte offered a timely reminder: as AI races ahead in the industrial sector, the infrastructure supporting it—specifically, DataOps—needs to keep up.While AI dominates the headlines, its power is fundamentally limited without access to the right data. Harrington put it bluntly: “Data is the oxygen for AI.” But not just any data—clean, […]

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Why Industrial DataOps Is Key to Scaling Smart Manufacturing in 2025 and Beyond
· Discrete Manufacturing

Why Industrial DataOps Is Key to Scaling Smart Manufacturing in 2025 and Beyond

At Hannover Messe 2025, conversations about digital transformation are no longer focused on whether to invest in data infrastructure—but how to scale it efficiently. In a live discussion with John Harrington, Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer at HighByte, a clear theme emerged: Industrial DataOps is no longer optional—it’s essential.From Unknown to Indispensable: The Rise of Industrial DataOpsJust a few […]

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How Industrial DataOps is Shaping Industry 4.0
· Smart Manufacturing

How Industrial DataOps is Shaping Industry 4.0

Industry 4.0 adopters in factories around the world recognize that industrial data is gold. More users and systems want access to this data in real time to convert it into valuable information they can act on to predict machine failure, prevent downtime, improve product quality, and meet sustainability goals. IDC projected there will be 41.6 […]

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